Biathlete Lora Hristova will be the standard-bearer of the Bulgarian delegation at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Italy, BTA reported.
Hristova won bronze in the 15-kilometer individual start at the Milan-Cortina Games.
The ceremony will take place tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. in Verona, and among the official guests will be the acting Minister of Sports of Bulgaria Dimitar Iliev and the President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee Vessela Lecheva.
The President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) Vessela Lecheva described the performance of the Bulgarian athletes at the Milan-Cortina Olympics as one of the most successful in the history of the Winter Olympics. Games.
The national team from the country won two bronze medals through Tervel Zamfirov in alpine snowboarding and Lora Hristova in biathlon, with only in Salt Lake City 2002 has Bulgaria won more awards - three.
"This was one of our most successful Winter Olympics. Our competitors made us proud with their achievements. A worthy performance, a great fight was given by all of them. They made us empathize with the most beautiful emotions and moments of tears of joy, tears of disappointment. But we cannot help but say that Bulgaria performed at a really high level. The very fact that our competitors were competitive with athletes from countries such as Germany, France, Sweden, who are among the strongest in winter sports, makes us feel like one of the best and most successful at these Olympic Games," said Lecheva.
Today, she watched the last Bulgarian participation in the Games in the 12.5 kilometer mass start in the women's biathlon, in which Lora Hristova was in position for a new medal until the last shot, but two misses in it deprived her of the chance to fight for a place on the podium.
"A very strong competition today. Both of our competitors gave a very good performance. We saw a perfect run. The last shot, which was the most important, separated us from the medals. A little more tactics, but I am sure that Lora will make us very happy in the next competitions. She has a wonderful future ahead of her, huge potential. I wish her success. I want to wish Milena success too. Right now, she needs our support because she is an exceptional competitor and we are obliged, regardless of the position we occupy, to give them this support. They are competitors who have a perspective, a future and we must give them their chance to shine in the next competitions," Lecheva also said.